The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05

Tom could not deny that his frienC
and Messrs. Schmitz, Brandt q Hern
blatt' junior. assistant ledger Clerk were
the same man, and the banker soor
proceeded 10 sweep the uulucky young
clerk out of his way. He dismissed
young Winter the next morning with {
months salary. without assigning any
reason, and sent him to ,in the grea
melancholy army of the unemployed.
Mr.. Brandt waited a few weeks anC
then renewed the assault. BY this
time Mr.. Thompson mad had severa
interviews with his daughter without any
satisfactory result.
mo, can never marry Fred, papa
especially now that he has lost his stu
ation," said Kate, all flushed and tear
stained, her hair rumpled and her col
lar awry, "but as for marrying that
odious fat German, | would rather poi.
son myself" Upon which the little
man who was the head of the house Of
Thompson groaned aloud, and looked
forward to his interview with the banker
with no small trepidatjon.
I'm afraid it's no use, Mr.. Brandt, "
he said, as he faced the German in his
own uining-room a week or two after
ward. give talked to her and done
my best to reason with her, and it's all
no good. | don't think she fancies 9
foreigner-no offence to you; and
imagine she is still thinking of that
young fellow Winter. 1t was mistake
to turn him off, you know"
Mr.. Thompson glanced at his guest
as he ceased speaking and gave an in
voluntary staff. He was fairly shocked
at the look of suppressed fury depicted
on the face opposite him.
''You are pleased to triae with me, p"
sud the German slowly.
The Englishman began to protest,
but the big German soon silenCed him.
'sListen to me. Of course your daugh-
ter marries the man you choose. You
know that as well as I. ask you for
your daughters hand, and you promise
me. Yes; then you make excuses.
You what you call back out But |
do not choose you to back out. in
tend to MARY your daughter. Look
here, Granger Thompson he con-
tinued in lower tone, chow long you
have known me?"
81 should say bout ten years." re-
sponded the other.
"And during these ten years have
you ever known me turn from my pur-
pose?'
"N-n-no, | don't think | have"
"Or fail to succeed in anything l set
my heart on?"
"N-no dare say not
"Wcll, l mean to ma'iy your daugh-
ter"
"But she won't have YOU"
Pooh If you had not played me
false, my good fellow, the match would
have been arranged by tins time"
"Played you false, Mr.. Brandt l
CHOW you listen to ne. I've made
up my mind to mmiy your daughter
Kate, and | mean to do it. If it costs
me half my fortune l will do it. If |
have 10 ruin you in the process l Will
do it. H."
Get out of this - screamed little
Thompson, fairly beside himself with
rage. "You stand at my own fireside
and threaten me. By love, I'll send
for policeman" He opened the door
and shouted "Tom ~ And the eldest
hope of the Thompsons descended the
stairs three steps at a time. In a twink
ling the street door was open and He..
Brandt was unceremoniously bundled
into the street.
When this feat had been accomplish
ed Mr. Thompson felt half afraid of
what he had done, for the German
banker was an influential man and
might be able to injure him. 1t was
too late now, however, for regrets. He
drank glass of brandy by way OF
steadying his mel yes, and magnani-
mously RETAINED from telling his daugh-
ter that it was all owing to her unreal
sonable obstinacy that he had got into
the scrape.
As for the German, he went home
vowing vengeance against the whole
family and race of Thompsons. He
was more bent upon marrying Kate
than ever, for his resentment stimulate
rather than moderated his passion.
And he had determined to be revenge
on her father.
At length he resolved upon a plan Of
action, and he lost no time in putting
it into practice. The first experience
poor Thompson had of MS enemy's re
sentiment was finding that his bankers,
who had always been very civil to him,
would not discount some bills which he
offered them without additional security
He left the bank parIor IN q buff, and
after vainly trying to place the bills
elsewhere, was forced to go to ew
for the money. From that day mistor-
tunes came thick upon him. Good
customers seemed to fight shy of him
shady people whom he hated 10 have
seen about his office came there, pat
ronized him and put him in the way Of
contracting bad debts. People with
whom he had dealt for twenty years